Cannon Instrument miniQV-X - Manual (Page 30)

CANNON ® miniQV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 1.0— October, 2008; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
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Pausing a test
To temporarily halt testing for a given tube/sample, click the Pause
button from the Sample Input window. Then select the desired tray
(miniQV-X instrument) and pause action(s) from the Select Trays
window (Pause Now will immediately pause test actions; Pause after
current sample will pause testing after the current test is complete).
Click OK to pause testing for the selected tray(s).
NOTE If the test was paused prior to the initiation of the Wash cycle, drop time
data for that sample will be discarded.
Resuming a test
To resume test actions for paused trays, click the Resume button from
the Sample Input window. Then select the desired trays from the Select
Trays window. Click OK to resume sample testing (see note above).
Aborting a test
To permanently halt testing for a given tube/tray, click the Abort button
from the Sample Input window. Then select the desired trays from the
Select Trays window. Click OK to abort testing for the selected tray.
NOTE Aborting a test clears all sample test information for that tray. If test
actions are aborted, it is the responsibility of the user to restore the
instrument to a safe state before running tests (see Service menu
options in chapter 4 for more information on tube washing and drying).
Concluding a test
After automatic testing has been completed, make certain that:
1. the sample vial carrier is in the lowered position.
CAUTION Use appropriate procedures when handling warm sample vials to avoid
the possibility of burns.
2. the Machine Status (as indicated in the VISCPRO ® Sample Input
Machine Status window), is READY, and
3. the Tray Status for the tube, as indicated in the VISCPRO ® Sample
Input Tray Status window, is IDLE. Kinematic viscosity for any
tested samples will be displayed in the Sample Action column in the
action list for the selected tube.
NOTE